Honey Cashew Chicken

Name: Honey Cashew Chicken
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts, cubed (can sub chicken thighs or tenderloins); • 1 red bell pepper, chopped; • 2 full carrots, peeled and coined; • 1/2 head broccoli, cut into very small florets; • 1 white onion, diced; • 3/4 cup plain cashews; • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, for cooking; • 1 tsp arrowroot sub tapioca starch or whole wheat flour; + 1 tbsp water (combine with arrowroot to make a slurry to thicken sauce); 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; • 1 cup coconut aminos (feel free to mix in some teriyaki or ponzu sauce to thicken/add flavor); • 2 tablespoons honey; • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder; • 1 tsp ground ginger

5 steps

Serve with rice, lettuce wraps, or both. Enjoy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:31:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories551.8 kcal (28%)

Total Fat27.7 g (40%)

Carbs35.4 g (14%)

Sugars22.3 g (25%)

Protein41.9 g (84%)

Sodium1865.7 mg (93%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

Main

4chicken breasts

cubed, can sub chicken thighs or tenderloins

1red bell pepper

chopped

2carrots

full, peeled and coined

0.5 headbroccoli

cut into very small florets

1white onion

diced

¾ cupplain cashews

1 tablespoontoasted sesame oil

for cooking

1 tsparrowroot

sub tapioca starch or whole wheat flour

1 Tbspwater

combine with arrowroot to make a slurry to thicken sauce

Sauce

1 teaspoontoasted sesame oil

1 cupcoconut aminos

feel free to mix in some teriyaki or ponzu sauce to thicken/add flavor

2 tablespoonshoney

1 teaspoongranulated garlic powder

1 tspground ginger

Instructions

Step 1

Trim fat from the chicken dice into bite sized pieces. In a large skillet pan, cook the chicken on medium-high heat with some toasted sesame oil until fully cooked through.

Step 2

Remove the chicken and set aside. Add the bell pepper, carrot, and onion to the pan at medium heat to soften up. Add more sesame oil if needed.

Step 3

In a small bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients. Add to the pan with the sautéed vegetables and the arrowroot slurry. Let simmer on medium/high heat. The sauce should thicken begin to lightly bubble and thicken up.

Step 4

Once the sauce is beginning to get thicker, add the cooked chicken, small broccoli florets, and raw cashews.

Step 5

Make sure everything is coated in the sauce and turn the heat down to low. Let simmer for a few more minutes to let broccoli soften and the flavors come together.